Merged PR 13292: Added full scan behavior on battery.

Added full scan behavior on battery.
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Andrea Bichsel (Aquent LLC)
2018-12-10 19:29:49 +00:00

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ms.pagetype: security
ms.localizationpriority: medium
author: andreabichsel
ms.author: v-anbic
ms.date: 09/03/2018
ms.date: 12/10/2018
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# Configure scheduled quick or full Windows Defender Antivirus scans
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6. Double-click the policy **Setting** as specified in the table below, and set the option to your desired configuration. Click **OK**, and repeat for any other settings.
Also see the [Manage when protection updates should be downloaded and applied](manage-protection-update-schedule-windows-defender-antivirus.md) and [Prevent or allow users to locally modify policy settings](configure-local-policy-overrides-windows-defender-antivirus.md) topics.
## Quick scan versus full scan and custom scan
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Scheduled scans will run at the day and time you specify. You can use Group Policy, PowerShell, and WMI to configure scheduled scans.
>[!NOTE]
>If a computer is unplugged and running on battery during a scheduled full scan, the scheduled scan will stop with event 1002, which states that the scan stopped before completion. Windows Defender Antivirus will run a full scan at the next scheduled time.
**Use Group Policy to schedule scans:**